20 movies like Dredd, ordered by similarity : RoboCop(1987), End of Watch(2012), RoboCop(2014), Judge Dredd(1995), War for the Planet of the Apes(2017), Looper(2012), Shin Godzilla(2016), Ghost in the Shell(2017), Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015), The Purge: Anarchy(2014), The First Purge(2018), Pacific Rim(2013) ...
Sci-Fi, Action
UK|South Africa|USA|India
2012
96 Minutes
Karl Urban Olivia Thirlby Lena Headey Wood Harris Langley Kirkwood Junior Singo Luke Tyler Jason Cope Domhnall Gleeson Warrick Grier
judge cop rookie drug lord co-worker criminal dark gritty intense mega-city one street law enforcement drug trade city life partnership pursuit wretched excess future
In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1987
102 Minutes
Peter Weller Nancy Allen Ronny Cox Dan O'Herlihy Kurtwood Smith Miguel Ferrer Robert DoQui Ray Wise Felton Perry Paul McCrane Del Zamora
police officer crime boss partner cyborg businessman robocop dark tense detroit street police station office crime corruption police work corporate greed business pursuit quest future
In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
109 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Peña Natalie Martinez Anna Kendrick David Harbour Frank Grillo America Ferrera Cle Sloan Jaime Fitzsimons Cody Horn
police officer partner police captain criminal wife drug dealer gritty intense thrilling moving los angeles apartment street crime scene wedding inner city law enforcement inner-city life friendship drug trade
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Joel Kinnaman Gary Oldman Samuel L. Jackson Michael Keaton Abbie Cornish Jackie Earle Haley Michael Kenneth Williams Jay Baruchel Jennifer Ehle Marianne Jean-Baptiste
police officer criminal robocop robot wife child brooding dark thrilling city detroit laboratory office street warehouse crime cyborgs robots self-discovery law enforcement
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA|UK
1995
96 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Armand Assante Diane Lane Rob Schneider Joan Chen Jürgen Prochnow Max von Sydow Joanna Miles Balthazar Getty
judge lawman villain robot partner hacker spectacular outlandish thrilling intense prison city courtroom street justice imprisonment framed for murder law and order crime spree dystopia
In a dystopian future, Joseph Dredd, the most famous Judge (a police officer with instant field judiciary powers), is convicted for a crime he did not commit and must face his murderous counterpart.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada|New Zealand
2017
142 Minutes
Andy Serkis Woody Harrelson Steve Zahn Karin Konoval Terry Notary Amiah Miller Judy Greer Max Lloyd-Jones Devyn Dalton Toby Kebbell Gabriel Chavarria
ape leader human colonel soldier family member brooding emotional intense forest city lair barracks battlefield bridge battle leadership anger danger survival
After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|China
2012
119 Minutes
Bruce Willis Joseph Gordon-Levitt Emily Blunt Paul Dano Noah Segan Piper Perabo Jeff Daniels Xu Qing Tracie Thoms Frank Brennan Garret Dillahunt
hit man boss mafioso victim love interest dark gritty suspenseful city time travel contract killing survival organized crime pursuit discovery escape 2070s
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Sci-Fi, Action
Japan
2016
120 Minutes
Shinji Higuchi Shin'ya Tsukamoto Satomi Ishihara Jun Kunimura Hiroki Hasegawa Takahiro Miura Kengo Kôra Mikako Ichikawa Issei Takahashi Kanji Tsuda Kimiko Yo
godzilla monster prime minister coast guard officer professor savior bleak thrilling tense frenetic disturbing wild japan tokyo city street government offices sea terror monsters
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|India|Hong Kong|China|Canada
2017
107 Minutes
Scarlett Johansson Pilou Asbæk "Beat" Takeshi Kitano Michael Carmen Pitt Juliette Binoche Chin Han Danusia Samal Peter Ferdinando Kaori Momoi Anamaria Marinca Daniel Henshall
cyborg operative criminal scientist leader hacker brooding emotional intense dark city laboratory office bar apartment street technology cybernetics fighting betrayal
In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2015
141 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth Mark Ruffalo Chris Evans Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Don Cheadle Aaron Taylor-Johnson Elizabeth Olsen Paul Bettany Cobie Smulders
iron man thor hulk captain america villain superhero brooding brash dark city forest laboratory street airplane russia superheroes danger technology teamwork fighting
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|France
2014
103 Minutes
Frank Grillo Carmen Ejogo Zach Gilford Kiele Sanchez Michael Kenneth Williams Zoë Soul Justina Machado John Beasley
government official citizen sergeant stranger vigilante criminal dark intense creepy tense thrilling frightening city street ballroom car apartment alley anarchy murder
Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2018
97 Minutes
Y'lan Noel Lex Scott Davis Joivan Wade Mugga Patch Darragh Marisa Tomei Luna Lauren Velez Kristen Solis Rotimi Paul Mo McRae Jermel Howard
government official citizen vigilante criminal dark intense creepy city street car alley apartment anarchy murder blood sport vigilantism survival revenge escape rescue
America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.
Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action
USA|Mexico|Hong Kong
2013
131 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Diego Klattenhoff Idris Elba Rinko Kikuchi Charlie Day Burn Gorman Max Martini Robert Kazinsky Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Ron Perlman Brad Henke
monster robot pilot trainee fighter dark intense spectacular earth pacific ocean city monsters mass murder technology saving the planet unlikely allies discovery rescue underdog future
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2019
108 Minutes
Naomie Harris Tyrese Gibson Frank Grillo Mike Colter Reid Scott Beau Knapp Nafessa Williams Deneen Tyler Michael Papajohn James Moses Black Nelson Bonilla
rookie cop policewoman drug dealer murder victim corrupt cop criminal confident brooding gritty intense suspenseful frightening new orleans crime scene police station street neighborhood on the run security camera footage corrupt police
A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham Agata Buzek Vicky McClure Benedict Wong Victoria Bewick David Bradley Siobhan Hewlett Lee Asquith-Coe Senem Temiz Ian Pirie
soldier ex-soldier homeless person fighter british man girl dead person nun romantic interest love interest criminal crime boss dark gripping gritty gutsy intense shocking suspenseful tense
A damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|New Zealand|Japan
2018
128 Minutes
Hera Hilmar Robert Sheehan Hugo Weaving Jihae Ronan Raftery Leila George Patrick Malahide Stephen Lang Colin Salmon Regé-Jean Page
townsperson city girl fugitive citizen hunter cyborg incredible spectacular intense spirited thrilling uneasy london city plains small town airship dystopia survival city life
In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Comedy, Action
USA|Mexico
2020
124 Minutes
Will Smith Bilall Fallah Martin Lawrence Vanessa Hudgens Jacob Scipio Alexander Ludwig Kate del Castillo Joe Pantoliano Charles Melton Paola Núñez Nicky Jam
wife son drug lord detective partner bad guy cheeky amusing intense passionate hilarious miami mexico city crime scene street car revenge vengeance killing spree
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Horror, Action, Sci-Fi
USA
2016
105 Minutes
Johnny Strong Lance Henriksen Louis Mandylor Chelsea Edmundson Hakeem Kae-Kazim Krzysztof Soszynski Farah White Chris Kerson Gary Cairns Heather Kafka Mark Hanson
human creature drifter survivor dark brutal disturbing gory gritty future apocalypse mysterious deaths plagues bloodlust hunting survival escape safety sacrifice pursuit
Following an outbreak that turned most of mankind into vampire-zombie-like creatures, the few survivors have to fight the creatures and marauders.
Action
USA
1987
104 Minutes
Nick Nolte Powers Boothe Michael Ironside Maria Conchita Alonso Rip Torn Clancy Brown William Forsythe Matt Mulhern Larry B. Scott Dan Tullis Jr.
texas ranger drug lord military officer criminal beautiful woman gritty tense texas mexico bank love triangle childhood friends drug trade law enforcement deception showdown rivalry pursuit 1980s
A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
India
2014
152 Minutes
Rani Mukherji Sanjay Taneja Tahir Bhasin
young woman detective police officer trafficker child gritty gripping intense disturbing india city police station forest street police work police pursuit child exploitation sex trade quest pursuit
A story of Shivani Shivaji Roy, Crime Branch, who sets out to confront the mastermind behind a child trafficking mafia.